Section 16-66-1. – Short title.

§ 16-66-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the “Rhode Island School Staff Institute Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 59, § 1.

Section 16-66-2. – Findings.

§ 16-66-2. Findings. The general assembly has found and declares that: (1) In-service education is different from pre-service education. Effective staff development programs are directed at educational improvements and also encourage the professional development of individual participants. (2) In-service education, whether local, state, or federally supported, must be designed as an integral part of the […]

Section 16-66-3. – Institute created.

§ 16-66-3. Institute created. The Rhode Island school staff institute is created as a part of the department of elementary and secondary education. History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 59, § 1.

Section 16-66-4. – Operations.

§ 16-66-4. Operations. The department of elementary and secondary education shall: (1) Establish policies and procedures for the institute consistent with this chapter. (2) Carry out the following responsibilities: (i) Receive, process, and approve requests for in-service education program grants; (ii) Inform all school systems of opportunities and resources available for in-service education; (iii) Help […]

Section 16-66-5. – Institute program grant funds — Restrictions on use.

§ 16-66-5. Institute program grant funds — Restrictions on use. Institute program grants may be used to pay for consultants, materials, and certain incidental expenses when these are approved by the department of elementary and secondary education; they may not be used to pay for tuition, stipends, substitutes for participants, meals, conference space, or indirect […]

Section 16-66-6. – Advisory board.

§ 16-66-6. Advisory board. (a) The school staff institute advisory board is created, consisting of the following seventeen (17) members: eight (8) school teachers, four (4) to be appointed by the president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and four (4) to be appointed by the president of the National Education Association of Rhode […]